A Costa Rican national from San José, used a website to acquire two living reptiles and sent them from the United States through a parcel delivery company. The package arrived on Thursday but remained stored along with other suspicious shipments until it was discovered by agents of Fiscal Control Police (PCF). The package came under […]
Archives for July 15, 2016
“Pura vida” in the sky
The traditional, Costa Rican phrase ‘Pura Vida’ will reach the sky. The new, Costa Rican, domestic airline, Air Costa Rica, decided to use the phrase to stamp it on the sides of the four planes that will start operations this year. The first aircraft that will have the phrase is the Boeing 737-300 with a […]
Drug dealer arrested during raids in Grecia
After a month of investigation and surveillance, agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in Grecia, executed an operation that involved the arrest of a 29-year-old individual, suspected of selling drugs in the area. The man was arrested on Wednesday at about 6:00 p.m. in Barrio Peralta, specifically on a sugar cane and coffee plantation. […]
Immigration crisis in Costa Rica gets worse
4,000 illegal migrants (African and Chinese, mostly) entered Costa Rica between April and this date. However, half the group presumably left the country in an attempt to reach North America. It is thought that they did it with the help of migrant smuggling networks. This was suspected by Migration Office. It is very likely because […]
Stickers on behalf of Duke and animal abuse are a scam
People who are not from Asociación Vida Animal Costa Rica are trying to profit from Duke’s name and case, by selling stickers for cars. Some of the images feature Duke, the dog who was injured with a machete less than a week ago and the slogan “Where there is life, there is hope”, from the […]
No AIDS transmission from mother to child since 2015
During 2015 and the first half of 2016 the country has had no records of cases of AIDS transmitted from mothers to children. According to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) this is the result of the implementation of programs for early detection and timely treatment for pregnant patients. Last year, the CCSS found […]